League of Nations mandate under Australian administration
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The League of Nations mandate under Australian administration was an international trusteeship arrangement that placed former German New Guinea under Australian control after World War I, with Australia governing the territory on behalf of the League rather than as a sovereign colony.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian colonial administration | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
League of Nations mandate
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international trusteeship arrangement ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredFrom | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredOnBehalfOf | League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowedAdministratorTo | exploit natural resources subject to League oversight ⓘ |
| appliedToTerritory | former German New Guinea ⓘ |
| basedOn | Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfMandatedTerritory | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didNotConfer | full sovereignty on Australia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | dissolution of League of Nations ⓘ |
| geographicLocation | Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Australian civil administration subsequently
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Australian military administration initially ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Bismarck Archipelago
NERFINISHED
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Northeastern New Guinea mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ several outlying Pacific islands ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfAdministration | trusteeship rather than sovereignty ⓘ |
| mandateClass | Class C mandate ⓘ |
| obligedAdministratorTo |
promote welfare of inhabitants
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report annually to League of Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | League of Nations mandates system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLegacy | precursor to Territory of Papua and New Guinea under Australian administration ⓘ |
| populationIncluded | indigenous Papuan and Melanesian peoples ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United Nations Trust Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| succeededTerritory | German New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Permanent Mandates Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Australian colonial administration
German New Guinea
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League of Nations mandate under Australian administration
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